Hanger clip



July 12, 1960 G. E. MASTERS HANGER CLIP Filed Ju1y15, 1955 I Il IN VENTOR ATTORNEY Thisapplication isa 'continuationin-part o f application' Serial Number 4 71,632, tiled by George E.v Masters on November 29, 1954, whicht application is now abandoned.

This invention'relates ito a hanger clipfor attachmentV n to thelower anges of`overheadmetallic beams as -a means for connecting dependent hangers to'th'ebeams to affordv supports vforY suspended ceilings, pipes, conduits and thelikel. l fy .i

. -The primary object of-theh'invention is to provide a di'l vided lhanger clip embodying a pair of; at leasty 'substan-l tially correspondingvmembers adaptedV tobe' separately appliedyto the.-foppositely extending l.lower flanges of a horizontallyfextending "I-bearnf, and therlike and then be securelyiinterlockedwith each other-'by integr'alfmeans against accidental separation preliminary to theV attachment of hangers'thereto'gf4 Al particular lobject ofthe invention .is to provide l a dividedl hanger clip in which the pair of members thereof on being separtely fappliedfedge to edge on an I-bean ilange maybe united in tels'copic engagement with each othenby advancing the` clip members on the'I-'beam flange intoiopposed relation to each other thereby greatly facilit'a'ting mounting` of the hanger clip on the I-beaml I Another' object is` to providea construction in .thepair of-hanger clip members whereby they may be united on ani-beam ilange without the use of tools thereby effecting economy of time and labor intapplying the Vhanger clips. f YAnother object is to provide a construction in the hanger clip whereby the-members thereof may be readilyv inter# connected withouty the aid of extraneous fastenings.

A further object is to provide a hanger clip of the abo've ice Fig. 7 is a view in vertical section of a modified form of the hanger clip.

Referring to the drawings more specifically A and B designate generally the pair of complementary co-operating clip members each of which embodies a dat rectangular plate portion 8 having laterally extending U- bends 9 on their upper margins having open channels adapted to receive and be positioned astride one of the lower flanges C-C of an overhead beam to suspend the plate portion 8 therefrom. Y

The plates 8 are each formed with a hole 10 arranged to register with the corresponding hole 10 of the companion plate when the plates are disposed in registering overlyingabutting relation to each other which holes serve as a means of engagement with the assembled clip .I of auwirefhanger D as shownin Fig.' 5. The above recited-constructionis Vthat of a conventional hanger clip.

The present invention residesy in part -in providing each thereof andprotr'uding'from the'inner facethereof which when the plate portions l8 8 are disposed face'to face 'in slightly laterally oiffset relation toi each other are located on Y'relatively opposite side edges of the plates so `that the 'ang'ell on one of the plates will be pre- 'f sented toward the flange 11 on the other plate. The flange 11 has aninturnedmargnal portion b which is spaced fromY 'the contiguous inner face c of the plate 81a 'clistance correspondingto vor slightlyvgreater than thethick-k ness offthe free side marginal portion d of the opposing platetS soas toi form anopen-end'ed channel e adapted to slidably receive such marginal'portion laterally when assembling the members A--B on the ianges.` C-C whereinthe U'bends 9 on the'plates 8 of the vpair of membersA--B are positioned astrde'the-flanges C-C with the members `A-B suliciently offset relative to each character in which' the interconnecting features are of such simple character'as not `to materially increase the costs of manufacture over asimilar type of "hanger clip now on the market having no integral interlocking elements. f f

. With the foregoing objects inviewtogether with such other objects and' advantages as may subsequently appear, the invention resides in theparts and `in the combination,

construction and arrangementrof parts hereinafter de'- Y scribed -and claimed,l and as" illustrated by way? of eX- ample in the accompanying drawings in whichi Figfl is a perspective View ofthe pair of'coloperating members Vofthe hanger clip as separated and as seen from the top andinner sides thereofz' Y Fig. 2 is a plan view of the clip members with portions broken'away depicting .the mode of their application to Fig. 3 depicting themanner of'inte'rloeking the clip memr bers against ,accidentalsepar'ationg Fig'.y 5 is an isometric view ofthe hanger clip as seen from the underside thereof showing it as applied:

f Fig. 6 is a view in horizontal section taken on the line j '6--6 of Fig` 5: and

other as to present the free side marginal portions d of each plate 84-'8 toward the channel e of'the companion plate.

' Initial assemblage ofthe members A-B is effected by advancing them toward each other on the flanges C-C until, the free side marginal portions d-d of the plates 8 8 are extended into the channels e-e'which elects interengagement of the 'side margins of the members A-`B. 5When the parts are thusassembled the holes 10-10 of the plates 8-8 will be in register.` w 5 j' `Means are provided for fastening the assembled plates 8-.8vagainst 'accidental separation vas by Vsliding apart, which means comprises a tongue 12fforr`r1edV in 'each of the plates 8-8 the free end-of which is presented to'the hole-10.' -1 Y The Vtongue 12 normally lies parallel :with-the plate 8 sofas not to interfere with Vslidingthe plates-laterallyfovet each other, and isparranged so that when'the plates Sek-.8 are in theirfassembled'positionthejtongue ovf=one plate will'foverlie the tongue of'the otherl plate; VWhen-*thus positioned `the tongues are eollectively'bent softhatfthe tongue on one of theplates willproject into anaperturej]t formed 'byr displacement ofthe tongue -in the other plate thus effecting interlocking engagement between the'plates: inthe form of the invention shown in Figs; -l to 6 the kU-bend 9 onthe upper end of each of the plates f8 embodies avlower wall portionrg which extends at right angles to the platefso as to underlie the beam in parallel relation to the underside thereof from the marginthereof to substantially its mid center, which is commonpractice in` hanger clipsvoi:` thischaracter. However-in Y son-le in? stances, particularly 'where the beam flanges O -C,are

' of. considerable Width, itis desirableto form the U-berids 9 asshown Fig. 7, that is with anarrowlower fwfall portion hY engageable with a marginal portion only ofY the beam `flange C; and to form the upper plate 8 with an,

' Patented Jury 12, 1960 3 outwardly inclined upper end portion i leading to the wall portion h.

The mode of application and operation of the invenas shown in Fig. 3 the side margins of the plates 8---8l will be inter-engaged through the flanges 11-11, then on collectively bending the tongues 12 outwardly as indicated in Fig. 4 so that the inner tongue will project into the aperture f formed by displacing the outer tongue, the members A-B will be securely fastened against transverse sliding movement .relative to each other.

The operation of feeding the free side marginal por tions d-d of the plates into the channels e-e may manifestly be effected where the parts are loose fitted by manually sliding the plates 8 8 into .their overlying relation, but where a tight lit is desired such as to effect wedge engagement with the flanges 11--11 the plates may be driven from their opposite side margins to effect the tight engagement, or the plates 8-8 may be forced into their interengaged relation by means of a screw driver, punch or similarvtool inserted in the holes 10, as indicated by the dotted lines i in Fig. 4.

The operation of bending the tongues f may be effected by means of a punch K or similar tool as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4.

While a specific embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction set forth, and the invention embraces Vsuch changes, modifications and'equivalents of the parts and their formation and arrangement as come within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a hanger clip embodying a pair of complementary members each of which includes a. at plate portion formed with a U-bend on an end thereof adapted to receive and engage a flange on an I-beam or the like, and which plates are designed to be disposed face to face and are adapted to have a hanger attached thereto; the improvement consisting in inturned flanges on opposed side margins of said plates adapted to slidably engage the other side margin of said plates and thereby interconnect the side margins of the plates when assembled, and a tongue on each of said plates arranged to overlie each other when said plates are abutted face to face,

said tongues being adapted to be collectively bent outward when said plates ,are assembled whereby one of said tongues will protrude into a space formed by displacement of the other tongue and thereby fasten said plates against movement relative to each other.

2. In a hanger clip embodying a pair of complementary members each of which includes a flat plate portion formed with a U-bend on an end thereof adapted to receive and engage a flange on an I-beam or the like, and which plates are designed to be disposed face to face and are formed with hanger receiving holes adapted to register with each other when said plates are assembled face to face; the improvement consisting in inturned anges on opposed side margins of said plates slidably engageable with the other side margins of said plates to interconnect the side margins of the plates, and a tongue on each of said plates presented to the hole therein arranged to overlie the tongue on the other plate when said plates are abutted face to face, said ltongues being adapted to be collectively bent outward when said plates are assembled whereby one of said tongues will protrude into a space formed by displacement of .the other tongue and thereby fasten said plates against movement relative to each other.

3. In a hanger clip embodying a pair of rectangular plates each of which has a .U-bend on kan end thereof adapted to receive and Aengage a flange on a I-beam or the like, said plates being designed to be disposed face to face and adapted to have a hanger attached thereto; the improvement consisting in integral co-operating means on said plates interconnecting the side marginal portions thereof when assembled, together with tongues on said plates extending opposite each other when said plates are disposed face to face, said plates having aper tures bordering the sides of said tongues and holes to which the free ends of the tongues are presented, said tongues being adapted to be bent outward collectively when said plates are positioned face to face in abutting relation to thereby engage the tongue on one of said plates in the aperture in the other of said plates.

4. A hanger clip comprising a pair of members each of which embodies a rectangular plate having opposed at faces and opposed parallel side margins, a U-bend on an end of said plate adapted to receive and engage a flange on an I-beam or the like, said U-bend projecting substantially perpendicular from one face of said plate and extending between `said side margins, a preformed flange on one side margin only of said plate having an inturned marginal portion over-lying the other face of said plate in spaced relation thereto and forming van open ended channel on the inner side of said flange; said .pair 0f members being assembled with said plates abutting face to face with the open ended channel on the flange on one side margin Vof eachpplate in laterally slidable telescoped engagement with the other side margin of the other plate, and a bendable tongue on at least one of said plates normally viiush therewith and engageable; when bent with the other of said plates to hold the 'plates in their abutting face to face position against lateral movement relative to each other.

5. In a hanger clip embodying a pair of complementary members each of which includes a flat plate having parallel side margins and having a-U-bend on an end thereof: adapted to receive and engage a flange on an I-,beam or the like, the plate of one -of said members being designed to. be disposed face-to-fac'e with the plate of the other member with said plates in vertical dependent relation to the flanges of a beam engaged by the U-bends on said plates; a preformed ange on one side margin only of each of said plates having an inturned outer marginal portion adapted to be disposed in overlapping engagement with a side margin of the other of said plates on laterally advancing said plates into overlying relation to each other to thereby interconnect said plates againstV outward movement relative to each other when assembled face to face; said plates each having a hole arranged -to register with the hole `in the other plate when the plates are interengaged face to face, and a hanger projecting through and engaged in the registered holes and extending in overlying dependent relation to said plates.

6. In a hanger clip, a pair of complementary members each of which embodies a rectangular plate having opposed flat faces and opposed parallel side margins, and each plate having a U-bend on an end thereof projecting from one face thereof adapted to receive and engage a flange of an I-beam or the like, a preformed flange on one side margin only of each of said plates the other margin of which is free, the ange on each of said plates having an open ended channel extending longitudinally along the inner side thereof adapted to slidably receive the free side margin of the other plate; said members being adapted to be disposed with the plate of each member in abutting offset face to face position with the open ended channel on the flange of each plate presented to the free margin of the adjacent plate, andsaid members being movable laterally relative to each other to telescopically engage the channel on the flange of each plate with the free margin ofthe other plate'to thereby interconnect said members against outward vmovement relative to yeach other; at least one of said plates having an aperture therein and the other of said plates having a tongue lregiystrable with said aperture and normally out of engagement therewith when said plates are initially assembled and adapted to be subsequently bent into engagement with said aper- Londen Man'7, 1893V 6 Reavis Oct. 1, 1901 Hankin et a1. Jan. 25, 1910 Heiser June 29, 1915 Wilson Apr. 1, 1924 Routt Sept. 29, 1953 Goldenberg May 7, 1957 

